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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Jackson, MS

February 3, 19904 counties in Mississippi

NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Feb 3, 1990, 4:21 PM CST for 4 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 54 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 3, 1990, 4:21 PM CST (22:21 UTC)
Expired
Feb 3, 1990, 5:15 PM CST
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Jackson, MS
Area
Whole counties

Counties Kemper County, MS, Neshoba County, MS, Noxubee County, MS, Winston County, MS

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 3, 4:30 PM CSTThunderstorm Wind 0Neshoba, MS
Feb 3, 4:45 PM CSTThunderstorm Wind 61Noxubee, MS

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The nearest sounding before it

Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 1990-02-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 152 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jackson, MS at 12:00Z on 1990-02-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 218 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
152 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-112 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
314 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KMEI 032226
TORMEI
MSC069-099-103-159-032315-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MERIDIAN MS
421 PM CST SAT FEB 3 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MERIDIAN HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  515 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
          ...KEMPER...EASTERN NESHOBA...NOXUBEE...EASTERN WINSTON
 
AT 420 PM CST RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO REPORTED BY SHERIFF 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PHILADELPHIA MISSISSIPPI MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
 
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 3, 2:51 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
MSZ013-031800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
240 PM CST SAT FEB 3 1990

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST...

AT 230 PM CST...JACKSON RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRING THUNDERSTORMS
FROM JUST NORTH OF PORT GIBSON...TO YAZOO CITY.  THE STRONGEST THUNDER-
STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF EDWARDS...AND NEAR YAZOO CITY.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WIND...VERY
HEABY RAIN...AND SOME SMALL HAIL AS THEYD MOVE NORTHEAST AT 40 TO 45
MPH.
Special weather statement, Feb 3, 3:03 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
MSZ013-031800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
300 PM CST SAT FEB 3 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMER 16 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST...

AT 250 PM CST...JACKSON RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDER-
STORMS FROM JUST EAST OF FAYETTE TO NEAR WINONA.  WITHIN THE LINE...
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF EDWARDS...10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF FLORA...AND 5 MILES EAST OF YAZOO CITY.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WIND...AS WELL AS
VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SOME SMALL HAIL.
Special weather statement, Feb 3, 3:08 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
MSZ013-031800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...AND RADAR SUMMARY .....CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
300 PM CST SAT FEB 3 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMER 16 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST...

AT 250 PM CST...JACKSON RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDER-
STORMS FROM JUST EAST OF FAYETTE TO NEAR WINONA.  WITHIN THE LINE...
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF EDWARDS...10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF FLORA...AND 5 MILES EAST OF YAZOO CITY.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WIND AS WELL AS
VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND SOME SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
Special weather statement, Feb 3, 3:26 PM CST, 55 minutes before
MSZ013-031800-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
330 PM CST SAT FEB 3 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMER 16 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST...

AT 325 PM CST...JACKSON RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDER-
STORMS FROM 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT GIBSON TO NEAR PICKENS.

STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST 5 MILES SDUTH OF UTICA...AND
NEAR PICKENS.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO LO;CATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF PRENTISS IN
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY.

ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WIND...HEAVY RAIN
...AND SOME SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
Special weather statement, Feb 3, 3:56 PM CST, 25 minutes before
MSZALL-032230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
355 PM CST SAT FEB 3 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 16 NO LONGER IN EFFECT WEST OF A
OXFORD TO VICKSBURG LINE...

AT 350 PM...A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED
TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.  SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH 16 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT WEST OF A OXFORD TO
VICKSBURG LINE...BUT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PMY ELSEWHERE OVER
MISSISSIPPI.

IT APPEARS THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS SHIFTING INTO THE
EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE.

MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Feb 3, 4:14 PM CST, 7 minutes before
MSZALL-032230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
410 PM CST SAT FEB 3 1990

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 16 NO LONGER IN EFFECT WEST OF A
OXFORD TO VICKSBURG LINE...BUT REMAINS IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE UNTIL 8 PM.

AT 405 PM...A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED
TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL...SOUTHERN...AND PORTIONS OF OUR NORTH-
EAST COUNTIES.

STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE  LoOCATED OVER JACKSON...NEAR TAYLORSVILLE
NEAR CARTHAGE AND NEAR PHILADELPHIA.

MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 7:51 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANRankin39 min
Feb 2, 8:06 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANIssaquena39 min
Feb 2, 8:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds36 min
Feb 2, 8:34 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANSunflower26 min
Feb 2, 8:45 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANWashington30 min
Feb 2, 9:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLeflore38 min
Feb 2, 9:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANHinds29 min
Feb 2, 9:31 PM CSTTornado WarningJANLeflore, Tallahatchie29 min
Feb 2, 9:53 PM CSTTornado WarningJANGrenada37 min
Feb 2, 10:27 PM CSTTornado WarningJANYalobusha33 min
Feb 2, 10:33 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningJANWashington3 hr
Feb 2, 10:47 PM CSTTornado WarningJANCalhoun28 min
Feb 2, 11:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANBolivar34 min
Feb 3, 4:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper32 min
Feb 3, 4:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLamar, Marion35 min
Feb 3, 4:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANClarke48 min
Feb 3, 5:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANKemper45 min
Feb 3, 5:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANNewton41 min
Feb 3, 5:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANLauderdale50 min
Feb 3, 5:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJANJasper48 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.